My Grandparents' War
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Toby Jones uncovers the astonishing World War II stories of his grandparents. Toby learns about his grandmother's dramatic escape from France as Nazi troops invaded and unearths a family secret of how his grandfather was shot fighting the Japanese.
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Emeli Sande explores her grandparents' remarkable war stories which span World War II and the fight for independence in Africa. With grandparents split across the fault lines, this episode delivers an emotional insight into the human costs of Empire. 46:59 Expired
In this emotional episode, Keira Knightley discovers her grandfather fought in some of the Navy's deadliest battles and her grandmother played a secret role in the D-Day landings. But both were struck by tragedy as their brothers went missing in action. 46:34 Expired
Kit Harington explores the extraordinary stories of his grandparents during World War II. Kit uncovers their role in spying operations on the former King of England and learns about the deadly operation when his grandfather won the military cross.